The politics of Clements, Minnesota are largely focused on local issues such as economic development and infrastructure maintenance. As a small rural community, the local government works to ensure that all citizens receive necessary services and resources. The city council is responsible for making decisions regarding taxation, zoning regulations, public safety, and other areas of local governance. Local elections are held every two years in order to elect individuals to the council positions, ensuring that all citizens have a voice in their city's decision-making process. The elected officials work together to create legislation and policies that will benefit their constituents. Additionally, Clements seeks to attract businesses and investment into the area in order to help spur economic growth and keep taxes low. With its focus on improving citizens' quality of life and promoting economic development, Clements is an excellent example of how small towns can successfully manage their own affairs while striving for success.
The political climate in Clements, MN is very conservative.
Redwood County, MN is very conservative. In Redwood County, MN 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Redwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.4%.
Redwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clements, MN is very conservative.
Redwood County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Clements, Minnesota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Clements, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $767 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)